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17 Imwi yangilozi zili musanu azibili zyakali aandido zili musanu azibili, yakasika kulindime mpawo yakandibuzya kuti: “Kuza ndikutondeezye lubeta lwawuule pati likkede aajulu aamaanzi miingi, 2 eelyo baami banyika ndibakachita bwaamu* andilyo, alubo bantu bakkala aanyika bakakolwa wayini yabwaamu* bwalyo.”
3 Mpawo yakandibweza mumanguzu aamuuya yanditola munkanda. Mpawo ndakabona mwanakazi wakakkede aajulu aamunyama uusalala pyu, wakazwide mazina aakusampula alubo wakali aamitwe iili musanu ayibili ameja aali kkumi. 4 Mwanakazi ooyo wakazweete zigogo zyapepulu azigogo zisalala, alubo wakali walibotya aangolida amabwe aayandikana amaparela alubo mukuboko kwakwe wakajisi nkomeki yangolida yakazwide zintu zisesemya azintu zitasalali zyabwaamu* bwakwe. 5 Aankumu yakwe kwakalembedwe zina litamvwisisiki lyakuti: “Bbabbiloni Mupati, banyina bamawuule abazintu zisesemya zyanyika.” 6 Ndakabona kuti mwanakazi ooyo wakalikoledwe aganzi lyabasalali aganzi lyabakamboni baJesu.
Nindakamubona ndakagamba loko. 7 Mpawo ngilozi yakati kulindime: “Nkamboonzi nwaagamba? Ndilakubuzya nsiswa yamwanakazi ooyu ayamunyama uumunyampwide uuli aamitwe iili musanu ayibili ameja aali kkumi. 8 Munyama ngwaabona, wakaliwo pesi tachiwo pe, nikuba oobo, waba aafwiifwi kuti azwe mumulindi uutagoli, mpawo aye kulunyonyooko. Alubo bantu bakkala aanyika—aabo bali aamazina aatalembedwe pe mubbuku lyakupeta lyabuumi kuzwa kumatalikilo aanyika—bazoogamba baakubona kuti munyama ooyo wakaliwo pesi tachiwo, nikuba oobo uzoobawo.
9 “Aawa mpaayanda mizeezo ilaabusongo: Mitwe iili musanu ayibili yiiminina zilundu zili musanu azibili, aawo mwanakazi mpakkede aajulu. 10 Alubo kuli baami bali musanu ababili: Bali musanu bakawa, uumwi mpachili, pesi umwi tanasika pe, pesi aazoosika, weelede kukkala kwachiindi chifwiifwi. 11 Alubo, munyama wakaliwo pesi uutachiwo, anguwe mwaami wamusanu abatatu pesi uzwa kuli bali musanu ababili alubo uzooyinka kukunyonyoonwa.
12 “Meja aali kkumi ngwaabona, ayiminina baami bali kkumi batanatambula bwaami, pesi batambula bweendelezi mbuli baami kwa-awa iimwi, aamwi amunyama. 13 Aaba bali aamuzeezo uumwi, nkinkaako manguzu aabo abweendelezi bwabo bazipa munyama. 14 Aaba bazoolwana aaMwanaambelele, pesi akaambo kakuti nguSimalelo wabasimalelo aMwaami wabaami, Mwanaambelele uzoobazunda. Alubo, aabo balaamwi anguwe bakayitwa, basalidwe alubo basyomeka, bazoochita mbuboobo ambabo.”
15 Yakati kulindime: “Maanzi ngwaabona, aawo mpulikkede wuule, ayiminina bantu, amakamu aabantu, azisi, amilaka. 16 Alubo meja aali kkumi ngwaabona kuswaanizya amunyama, bazoolizonda wuule alubo bazoolinyonyoona akulizwaatununa, alubo bazoolya nyama yalyo akulitenta mumulilo chakumaninina. 17 Nkaambo Leza wakazibikka mumyoyo yabo kuti bazuzikizye muzeezo wakwe, nkukwaamba, kuzuzikizya muzeezo wabo uumwi, kwiinda mukupa bwaami bwabo kumunyama kusikila majwi aaLeza azoozuzikizigwe. 18 Alubo mwanakazi ngwaabona, wiiminina muunzi mupati uuli aabwaami bweendelezya baami banyika.”